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This Shabbat

Please join in celebrating the aufruf of Dalia Rotman and Michael Stiefel Alperin.

This week's kiddush is sponsored by Rabbi Sharon Stiefel and Davida Alperin in honor of Michael and Dalia’s wedding in New Jersey on April 7. We wish them nachas and a lifetime of love and happiness; may the years ahead be filled with lasting joy!

Stay for board games after kiddush. Frances Fischer will lead Mahjong.

D'var Torah

Thank you to Rabbi David Thomas for sharing words of Torah with us this week.

Jew In The Pew with Rabbi Lynn Liberman

9:15 - 10:00 am in the Saide chapel on Shabbat

1st, 3rd, and the occasional 5th Shabbat of each month.

This Weekend

Healing Arts

Sunday, March 31, 2024 

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm at Beth Jacob

Front doors open from 2:00 - 2:20 pm

We are pleased to announce the inaugural meeting of Beth Jacob’s new Healing Arts Community. Explore the power of art-making as a tool for personal renewal. Join other artists – from beginner to skilled – for this spiritual gift of communal time where we work on our individual creative projects in the same space, thus building a support system as we navigate life’s challenges.

Spring Gala Kugel Contest

Which generation makes the best kugel?! We have some spots available for people to join in as either cooks, or as judges. The judging is taking place this Sunday, March 31 from 4-5 pm. Cooks are to make their kugel in their own kitchen with parve or dairy ingredients.

If you would like to join in, please contact Geoff Marshall via email: geoffm2@me.com.

Community Conversations 

It's time to register for an opportunity to share your hopes and dreams about the future of shul.

• Need the link to find a date and time to join a group? Click here.
• Need a reason (or 18) to join a conversation? Click here.
• Got questions? Click here.
• Still haven’t read the letter that explains it all? Click here.

Announcements

Beth Jacob live at the Kinneret!

Beware Of Phishing

Unfortunately, it has come to our attention that spam emails are being sent to community members impersonating staff. Please beware and vigilant of fraudulent phishing emails claiming to be from Rabbi Tamar or other staff members from Beth Jacob asking for gift cards or unusual requests.

If the email isn't from @beth-jacob.org, please DO NOT respond or provide sensitive information and REPORT the email as phishing/spam to your email service. Let us know if you've received suspicious emails at info@bethjacob.org.

Purim Recap

Upcoming Events

Post Kiddush Learnings:

• April 6: "Learn about Tzedaka Hevra" with Rabbi David and Marcy Thomas
• April 13: "Making Seder Meaningful" with Sara Lynn Newberger & Barbie Levine
• April 20: "Navigating Pesach Kashrut in Community" with Rabbi Tamar

Wine and Chocolate Sale 2024

DEADLINE APRIL 4

Pick up April 16 and 17 - 6:00 - 8:30 pm



Support Beth Jacob's BJUSY, Gesher, and BJuniors youth programs, and enjoy wine and chocolate that is both delicious and kosher for Passover!

Click here to order, and pick up before Passover at Beth Jacob on Tuesday, April 16 and Wednesday, April 17. We will email you more information regarding pick-up as the date approaches. Thanks for your support!

Don't want to order online? Download printable order form to mail it to the office!

Climate Action Resource Fair at Mount Zion

Sunday, April 7, 2024

Judaism and Ecology 9:15 – 10:00 am

Resource Fair 10:00 am – 12:30 pm

1300 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55105

Get plans for your pollinator garden; test your knowledge about the climate crisis; find new ways you can help mitigate climate change through Mount Zion's carbon reduction challenge; enter the raffle for cool sustainability stuff! There will also be opportunities to learn about home composting, about replacing household plastics with sustainable products, and new categories of accepted recyclables. AND MORE!

Co-sponsored by the Mount Zion Tzedek Committee & Climate Action Group with support from the Beth Jacob Climate Action Committee

Situational Awareness - Active Shooter Mitigation

Personal Protection Security Training



Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Andy Kemp of Kemp Protective Services will provide a training on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 6:30 pm for the Beth Jacob Congregation. The training is intended to help our congregation to become more proactive with situational awareness, personal protection, and active shooter mitigation.

Beth Jacob - Seder for All



Pesach is coming! The Seder is so much richer when everyone is at the table. The first seder is Monday April 22 and the second is Tuesday April 23. We are a community that values the mitzvah of Hachnasat Orchim (Welcoming Guests). To put that mitzvah into action, Beth Jacob is committed to making it possible for everyone to participate in a seder. Do you have a space or spaces at your seder table? Would you like to share a seder at another's table? Please reach out to the main office at info@beth-jacob.org with any questions. 

Ensure that it will be a Seder For All - please submit forms by April 12.  

Foundations of Judaism – offered jointly with Temple of Aaron

Jewish Theology: April 9, 16, & May 7

Taught by: Rabbi Marcus Rubenstein at Temple of Aaron 

Join on Zoom here: Beth-Jacob.org/Foundations

Morning Mishnah with Rabbi Tamar Magill-Grimm

Wednesdays at approx. 8 am (after minyan) in the chapel and online

Join on Zoom here: Beth-Jacob.org/Minyan

Dirshuni: Contemporary Women’s Midrash - No class 3/28

with Rabbi Tamar Magill-Grimm 

Thursdays at 11 am in the Beth Jacob chapel

Join on Zoom here: Beth-Jacob.org/dirshuni

EMTZA Spring Kallah

Friday, April 19 - Sunday, April 21



Spring Kallah (Skallah) is an EMTZA Region USY tradition. Each Spring, our chapters get together for fun, friendship, learning, davening, and chapter awards.

Spring Kallah is open to all Jewish 8th -12th graders. This year's Skallah is themed after The Oscars AKA THE EMTZA's. The convention will be held at the Sunstream Retreat Center in Ogden, Iowa, Friday, April 19th - Sunday, April 21st.

Click here to learn more about Spring Kallah and when you're ready, click here to register. We hope to see you there!

Community Events / Resources

Caregiver Grief and Loss

Thursday, March 28, noon to 1:00 p.m.



Mains Auditorium at the Shaller Family Sholom

East Campus at 740 Kay Avenue in St. Paul

Learn about different kinds of grief and loss caregivers and care receivers may experience and how to move through those experiences.

TWIN CITIES CARDOZO SOCIETY presents:

Combatting Antisemitism in Higher Education

Thursday, April 11 at Noon

Virtual & In-Person Options

Robins Kaplan - 800 La Salle Ave, Downtown Minneapolis.

The Twin Cities Cardozo Society has invited three leading experts to discuss the rise of antisemitism in higher education, and the steps they've taken to support students and fight back. Join us as we hear from Alyza Lewin, Yael Lerman, and Mark Rotenberg.

This event can be attended virtually or in person. If you'd like to gather with fellow Cardozo Society members and other members of the community, register below to attend the in-person viewing at Robins Kaplan in Minneapolis; otherwise, register to attend virtually.

Connect With Our Rabbis

Rabbi Tamar Magil-Grimm: rabbitamar@beth-jacob.org

To make an appointment: meetme.so/TamarGrimm

Rabbi Justin Held: rabbijustinheld@beth-jacob.org

To make an appointment: calendly.com/rabbijustinheld

Our clergy want to best support the Beth Jacob community in times of need. If you or someone you know in the Beth Jacob community is in need of prayer for healing, please fill out the form below. If you are filling out the form on behalf of anyone besides yourself, please make sure to ask for permission before submitting the form. This information will only be shared with our rabbis, and otherwise kept confidential.

COVID Awareness

We've noticed an uptick in COVID cases and other winter germs in our shul community. If you are not feeling well, please stay at home, follow the guidelines, and feel better! We will miss you and look forward to seeing you when you're healthy.

As a reminder, our current policy includes:

Masks continue to be optional in our building, except for the following:

• On Shabbat, Section A (the far right section) is the Mask Required space in the sanctuary.
• Masks are always required on the bimah during the Torah service.

Check out our COVID policy at www.beth-jacob.org/covid